 | Dr. Hurd Manzanita. Dr. Cuthbert Hurd didn't even know what he had. The Saratoga Horticultural Foundation found it growing in his garden in 1972. He didn't plant it, he said. It was probably a runaway seedling from the nearby native plant nursery that had been around since the 50's. The Society collected it and began propagating it. After all, it was the biggest Manzanita they had ever seen! And it still is. Dr. Hurd Manzanita (Arctostaphylos manzanita 'Dr. Hurd') is one of the biggest of the "big" Manzanitas. It can... - Dr. Hurd Manzanita. |
